Category: Education

Northwestern Medicine begins double lung transplant program

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 16, 2023 | Education, Facilities, Health Tech, Hospitals, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Northwestern Medicine said Wednesday it will start a new clinical program to provide double lung transplants to select patients with stage 4 lung cancer.

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Illinois residency programs help Wisconsin OB-GYN residents get family planning trainin

by Elizabeth Casolo | Mar 14, 2023 | Abortion, Education, Health Tech, Hospitals, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Illinois OB-GYN residency programs are hosting Wisconsin residents to ensure comprehensive family planning education.

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Illinois launches new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 9, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Health Tech, Hospitals, Jobs, Top Stories | 0

State and local leaders convened Wednesday in Springfield to launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.

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Report: Paying family members for at-home medical care of children could address healthcare workforce shortage

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 7, 2023 | Education, Medicaid/Medicare, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

States have the potential to address the shortage of home healthcare workers for children with complex medical needs by offering family members training and payment, according to a recent report by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

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Dana Weiner on the blueprint for children’s behavioral health ‘transformation’

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Mental Health, Population Health, Top Stories | 0

Dana Weiner, a senior policy fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, will lead what officials hope will be transformational change for childhood behavioral health services in Illinois.

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